Red Shifted

In physics redshift happens when light seen coming from an object is proportionally shifted to appear more red. Redshifts are attributable to the Doppler effect, just like changes in the apparent pitches of sirens and frequency of the sound made by speeding vehicles. There's just something about a red car that shouts speed! Whoever coined the phrase 'looks fast sitting still' was almost certainly looking at a red car. This is my ode to those out-there, in-your-face, bodacious redheads.

Platespotting

Custom Plates abound on the Emerald Coast. Some describe the driver, others the car. A few allude to hobbies, some make obscure references. (See if you can spot the Happy Days fan). A few appeal to the better angels of our nature and some to our baser instincts. A couple show affection for a loved one and and one left me laughing, hard.

Emerald Coast Carspotting

The Gulf Coast is similar to South Florida in many ways and worlds apart in others. But one thing they have in common is the love of all things motorized. From exotics to completely original daily driver Camaros to fun Sunday cars, these folks love their rides. This is a sampling of the variety of cars I see around town, in their native environment.

I attended a British Car Show in Boca Raton, Florida this past year. These are not huge sanctioned events, rather, it's a group of local enthusiasts with their favorite rides. The gathering is really for themselves as much as the spectators. But they did bring out a great variety of cars, so this will take up the next two or three blogs. Feel free to identify the ones you can in comments. The cars I'd most like to drive are the Lotuses. Founder Colin Chapman's philosophy of "Simplicate and add lightness' were never more perfectly expressed that in this SiLver Lotus Seven and Red Elan Sprint.